Written answers
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
- Disability Services
1378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Youth Programme in Dublin 22; and the number of children who have... - Ukraine War
1379. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1381. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to ensure that the promised bonus to those who worked on the frontline during Covid-19 including those in section 38 funded... - Disabilities Assessments
1383. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment of need for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [28857/22] - Care of the Elderly
1384. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 282 of 20 January 2022, when a full analysis of service demand need for long-stay beds and palliative care beds in... - Health Services
1388. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that botox treatment has been stopped given that the treatment was working for a patient (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Disabilities Assessments
1389. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over three years for a behavioural assessment; and if he will make a statement on... - Ministerial Responsibilities
1390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding the endorsement of a person accused of war crimes and genocide. [28885/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1391. To ask the Minister for Health if the pandemic recognition payment will be paid to radiation therapy students; if a specific form will be made available to these students to allow them to... - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
1392. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy delays in the registration of nurses, coming from or returning from overseas, with the Nursing and Midwifery... - General Practitioner Services
1393. To ask the Minister for Health the rules that are in place in relation to general practitioners charging medical card holders to conduct blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1394. To ask the Minister for Health the status and the details of a capital plan project (details supplied). [28910/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1395. To ask the Minister for Health if staff working in the housekeeping section of private nursing homes will be entitled to the pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Hospital Services
1396. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have had discussions on the provision of gallium scans outside Dublin given that there appears to be a considerable waiting list... - Health Services Staff
1397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and physiotherapy vacancies in the children’s disability network teams by... - Substance Misuse
1399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend an invitation to an organisation (details supplied) for the next national oversight committee on the national drugs strategy meeting given... - Health Strategies
1400. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will ensure that all women over the age of 64 years can access free breast cancer screening; if he will outline the aftercare services that... - Health Services
1401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-Covid clinics; the staffing assigned for each of the hospital groups and-or community healthcare organisations in relation to same; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1402. To ask the Minister for Health when agency staff can expect to be paid the pandemic bonus payment considering that HSE staff have now been paid; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Services Staff
1403. To ask the Minister for Health the details of an action plan of how and when a phlebotomist will be in place on the paediatric ward at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; when the... - Hospital Staff
1405. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of whole-time equivalent vacancies per department in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [29011/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1406. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists per duration and department in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, in tabular form. [29012/22] - Hospital Services
1407. To ask the Minister for Health if a positron emission tomography scan can be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will address the reason for the long waiting... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the contract tracing system is being centralised to HSE headquarters in central Dublin; if he will consider decentralising the contact tracing... - Care of the Elderly
1409. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE West not currently taking new applications for the extensive homecare package, which is homecare in excess of 56... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the issues with the HSE national payroll system which caused the delay in the payment of the pandemic bonus payment to eligible HSE staff... - Disabilities Assessments
1411. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the case of a child (details supplied); the status of their appointments for autism assessment and speech and language therapy; and... - Medical Cards
1412. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been refused for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/22] - Hospital Services
1413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital cancellations from 1 January 2022 to the end of May 2022, by month, broken down by hospital and hospital group and cancellation type;... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1414. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients over 75 years of age on a community or CHO waiting list, broken down by the length of time they are waiting, namely for zero to... - Disabilities Assessments
1419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of preliminary team assessments carried out on children with disabilities in 2021 and until the end of May 2022, broken down by month; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1420. To ask the Minister for Health the total Covid-19 expenditure allocated for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29064/22] - Hospital Staff
1422. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new contract for non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/22] - EU Directives
1424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that the HSE has been in breach of the European Working Time Directive from 2020 until the end of May 2022; and if he will make a... - Dental Services
1425. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a root-and-branch reform of the dental treatment service scheme; his plans to put in place a new contract; and if he will make a... - Hospital Staff
1426. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new public-only consultant contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29071/22] - General Practitioner Services
1427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new contract for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/22] - Nursing Education
1428. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for training and education of general practice nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29073/22] - Pharmacy Services
1430. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new contract for pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29075/22] - Health Services
1431. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new contract for optometrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/22] - General Practitioner Services
1432. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to hire salaried general practitioners to work within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29077/22] - Health Services Staff
1433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists working for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29078/22] - Hospital Services
1435. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for fully removing private healthcare from public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29080/22] - Healthcare Policy
1436. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the cost of healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29081/22] - General Practitioner Services
1437. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe to deliver full universal and free general practitioner-care to all citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/22] - Primary Care Services
1439. To ask the Minister for Health his timeframe to deliver full universal and free primary healthcare to all citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29084/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1440. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disabilities Assessments
1441. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied) whose parents have been advised that they will be waiting in excess of three years for an ADHD assessment... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1442. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding patients with mental health issues who cannot wear a face mask attending a general practitioner surgery; and the procedures that are in... - Medicinal Products
1443. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to 35 children with cystic fibrosis who are being denied access to the life-changing drug Kaftrio due to a new pricing dispute... - Hospital Appointments Status
1444. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29126/22] - National Maternity Hospital
1445. To ask the Minister for Health when the lease in relation to the National Maternity Hospital project is due to be signed by the HSE and an organisation (details supplied); and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
1446. To ask the Minister for Health if the intensive care unit at Mayo University Hospital has received an increased allocation of funding given that intensive care units across the country were... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1449. To ask the Minister for Health when community carers will receive their pandemic bonus payment. (details supplies) [29142/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1450. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29151/22] - Departmental Properties
1451. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for buildings (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29152/22] - Medicinal Products
1452. To ask the Minister for Health if a health technology assessment was carried out on a product (details supplied); if not, the rationale for carrying out a health technology assessment on a... - Health Services
1453. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for such an over-arching body in Ireland to provide oversight in the public interest of the health and social care regulators similar to... - Health Services Staff
1454. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 10 May 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of vacant posts by profession and by detail of area/team which these... - Dental Services
1456. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that he is taking to ensure that persons with an intellectual disability and who are medical card holders have access to dental services; the... - Interest Rates
1457. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of interest that his Department has been charged by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced by year; and if he will... - Primary Care Centres
1459. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29224/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in the State broken down by individual hospital in each of the past five years and to date in 2022, in tabular... - Disability Services
1463. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that some children living in County Cavan CHO1 are referred to the Kell children’s disability network team in CHO8; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
1465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of liaison psychiatrists who are needed per liaison psychiatry service per hospital; the number who are employed per service in tabular form; and... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1466. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of the 314,000 additional public patients on waiting lists are on the waiting lists due to postponed or denied treatment because of health... - Departmental Staff
1467. To ask the Minister for Health if any former Secretary Generals are seconded from his Department; the locations of same; the purpose of the secondment; the remuneration they are in receipt... - Hospital Facilities
1468. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1310 of 26 April 2022, the number of acute inpatient and critical care beds planned for 2022-2023; the number of beds... - Health Services
1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community beds that have been opened under funding for 1,250 community beds in Budget 2021, in tabular form; the additional number which... - Hospital Services
1472. To ask the Minister for Health the present status of the University Hospital Waterford ARCHUS report (details supplied); if he will confirm that Waterford service activity will be... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1473. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the average waiting times for an x-ray in St. Joseph's District Hospital, Ballina, currently; the average waiting time over the last number of... - Health Services
1474. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 715 of 10 May 2022, the reasons that have been provided in the HSE's 2021 capital plan for the replacement of Millfield... - Vaccination Programme
1475. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 10 May 2022, the reason why the dates that first dose Covid-19 vaccines were offered to the public servants who... - Mental Health Services
1476. To ask the Minister for Health the way that he can reconcile a recent public statement that residents in the Owenacurra Centre will be accommodated locally while a new ten-bed service is... - Disability Services
1481. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 11 May 2022, in relation to the filling of vacant occupational therapist posts and speech and language therapist... - Health Services
1482. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a significant gap in public health nurse services in an area (details supplied); the action that is being taken to ensure... - Medicinal Products
1483. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a patient can make a successful application for individual reimbursement for the cost of using a FreeStyle Libre diabetes treatment... - Abortion Services
1485. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism through which healthcare providers are reimbursed for the provision of abortion services to persons who do not have personal public service... - Health Services
1486. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that persons who are without personal public service numbers will be able to access care under the free contraception scheme which is... - Medicinal Products
1489. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of making dexcoms or similar continuous glucose monitors available on the long-term Illness scheme for all those living with type 1... - Medical Cards
1490. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 195 and 196 of 1 June 2022, the range of services for which a medical card provides a discount but does not cover... - Hospital Appointments Status
1491. To ask the Minister for Health when an urgent hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29422/22] - Home Care Packages
1492. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at the end of March 2022 over 5,458 persons nationally have been assessed by the HSE as needing HSE funded... - Cannabis for Medicinal Use
1493. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/22] - Substance Misuse
1494. To ask the Minister for Health if full funding was made available to complete to action plan 2017-2020 included in the national drugs strategy; and the stream under which funding was made... - Hospital Facilities
1495. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation has been undertaken by his Department in relation to the person or body that made the decision to close the emergency departments in... - Nursing Homes
1496. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by an organisation (details supplied) for immediate action on the reform of regulation in the nursing home... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1497. To ask the Minister for Health the situation with respect to waiting lists for ophthalmology services at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29463/22] - Health Services
1498. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation with respect to children who are awaiting insulin pump upgrades at the paediatric diabetes department of Cork University Hospital; and... - Medicinal Products
1499. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to ensure that existing policy barriers are removed to ensure that Ireland honours its commitment to eliminate viral hepatitis as... - Health Services
1500. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in implementing social prescribing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29469/22] - Mental Health Services
1503. To ask the Minister for Health when the consultant psychiatrists – recruitment and retention plan, drafted by the College of Psychiatrists and the National Doctors Training and... - Care of the Elderly
1504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds currently operational in Galway city and county; the locations of same; when respite services in Galway city and county will be... - Health Services
1507. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a registry of individuals with Addison’s disease; if not, if he plans to develop one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29486/22] - Mental Health Services
1512. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for urgent and appropriate treatment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
1513. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time from submission of business case to approval by the HSE for an adult residential placement. [29499/22] - Medicinal Products
1514. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 29 March 2022, if a marketing company (details supplied) has submitted a pricing and reimbursement application;... - Hospital Appointments Status
1515. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/22] - Medical Cards
1516. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; if any further outstanding documentation is required; and... - Medicinal Products
1517. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the full reimbursement of nivolumab for the treatment of oesophageal cancer (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1518. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will issue to a person (details supplied). [29538/22] - Disability Services
1519. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied). [29557/22] - Medical Cards
1520. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the entitlements of a certain category of pensioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29575/22] - Hospital Facilities
1521. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the cold capping machine at the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore has not been made available to patients since pre-Covid; and if he will... - Disability Services
1522. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will liaise with the HSE in urgently examining a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29614/22] - Medicinal Products
1523. To ask the Minister for Health if an insulin pump upgrade will be processed in 2022 in Cork University Hospital for a child with type one diabetes (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Hospital Services
1524. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that women who are experiencing pregnancy loss and are asked to attend Letterkenny University Hospital are being made to sit in the accident and... - Medical Cards
1525. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued in Sligo, town and county for the years 2018 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form; the number of medical cards issued... - Health Services
1529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the provision of mammogram service in Waterford; and if he will make... - Hospital Services
1530. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 796 of 10 May 2022, if outpatient speech and language therapy appointments will be available in Sligo University... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1532. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis who are waiting for a procedure; the number waiting greater than six and 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make... - Hospital Appointments Status
1534. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer-related appointments by appointment type cancelled in May 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29679/22] - Departmental Data
1538. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against medical, nursing, midwifery and other health and social care professionals across HSE hospitals and community... - Dental Services
1539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who submitted claims under the dental treatment services scheme for January, February, March, April, and May 2022, by CHO and LHO in... - Departmental Data
1540. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 60 to 74 years and 75+ years on community healthcare waiting lists, by care group, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of... - Emergency Departments
1543. To ask the Minister for Health the mean, median and maximum patient experience time to admission for all patients for emergency department admissions and broken down for those under 75 and... - Departmental Data
1547. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual first-year and full year cost of implementing the Workplace Relations Commission agreement for all section 39 workers in tabular form;... - Health Strategies
1548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail his Department’s plans to tackle inequality in access to testing and treatment of hepatitis C outside of Dublin; and if he... - Hospital Staff
1552. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that Beaumont Hospital is short five neurology nurse specialists (details supplied); the efforts that are being made to fill these posts; when the... - Emergency Departments
1553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he... - Hospital Staff
1555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time midwives working in the maternity department of Cavan General Hospital in each of the past five years in tabular form. [29719/22] - Disability Services
1556. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is being sought to deliver a sensory room at a facility (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this issue; if he will consider... - Disabilities Assessments
1557. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the assessment of need for a child (details supplied) who will be unable to access their right to education through an ASD unit within a... - Hospital Appointments Status
1558. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29728/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1559. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had to ensure the members of the Defence Forces are paid the €1,000 pandemic bonus as soon as possible given that it was... - Health Services
1561. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation that has been made for the access to care fund; the amount that has been spent to date; the programme lines or equivalent; the amount allocated... - Health Services Staff
1562. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that his Department and HSE are taking to strengthen the pipeline and increase the number of community therapists, further to comments made by the... - Nursing Homes
1564. To ask the Minister for Health if it was a policy decision to obtain anticipatory prescriptions for end-of-life medications for all residents in nursing homes in 2020 and 2021 including for... - Public Inquiries
1568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) in relation to the reason that it is calling for an immediate public inquiry. [29742/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1569. To ask the Minister for Health if insulin pump upgrades will be available to children (details supplied) that have type one diabetes given that the warranty in their current insulin pumps... - Hospital Appointments Status
1570. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be scheduled for surgery in St. James’s Hospital. [29757/22] - Primary Care Centres
1571. To ask the Minister for Health if work has ceased on a new primary care centre in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo; if so, the reason therefor; when construction will recommence; and if he will... - Hospital Facilities
1572. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in full-year revenue cost of an acute inpatient bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29805/22] - Mental Health Services
1588. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated all-in revenue cost of an additional one, ten and 50 mental health inpatient places by type; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services
1592. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated all-in revenue cost of an additional 1, 10 and 50 palliative care beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29826/22] - Nursing Homes
1604. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated all-in revenue and capital cost of an additional one, ten and 50 public nursing home beds; and the average number of beds open to date in 2022.... - Health Services
1605. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated all-in revenue and capital cost of an additional one, ten and 50 public community step-down beds; and the average number of beds open in 2022 to... - Health Services Staff
1609. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost for the full implementation of the framework for safe staffing and skills mix; the initial estimates; the additional funding... - Departmental Data
1612. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated net full-year cost of restoring all consultants to 2012 pay scales and ensuring equalisation and pay parity within contract types by contract... - Dental Services
1621. To ask the Minister for Health the cost and applicable salary scale of a publicly employed dentist equivalent to estimated private earnings of a partner and associate dentist. [29855/22] - Departmental Data
1623. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of an additional adult eating disorder team; and the number of adult eating disorder teams in operation. [29857/22] - Health Services Staff
1635. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure in 2021 for HSE-employed nurses advanced practice in terms of further education and training; the cost and extent of training courses covered... - Departmental Data
1636. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling the staff subsidy component of the general medical services contract. [29870/22] - Health Services Staff
1648. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be additional budgetary implications in 2023 to implement pay restoration for workers in section 39 organisations. [29882/22] - Departmental Data
1649. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funded trainee clinical psychologist places by 50; and the estimated salary cost of 50 additional trainees, including... - Departmental Funding
1653. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to the development of alternative care pathways in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; the amount spent; and if he will make... - Departmental Data
1655. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of retaining additional allocations for the dental treatment services scheme made in 2022. [29889/22] - Departmental Funding
1664. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to baseline funding allocated to unfunded new or additional measures in 2022. [29899/22] - Departmental Data
1666. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of 100,000 personal assistance hours. [29901/22] - Departmental Funding
1673. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to home help hours; the underspend in 2021; the additional allocation for 2022; and the expected underspend in 2022. [29909/22] - Departmental Expenditure
1674. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of any review groups set up under the auspices of his Department in the past five years; the composition of these review groups; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff
1675. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend the terms of the pandemic bonus payment to reflect actual hours worked as opposed to contract hours where it would be more beneficial to... - Health Service Executive
1676. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made by the HSE in implementing the integrated financial management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29938/22] - Hospital Waiting Lists
1677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an ENT outpatient appointment at Tullamore Hospital for over one, two, three, four, five and six years; the expected wait for... - Dental Services
1678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have left the dental treatment services scheme in the past year in County Kildare; the number that are left; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
1680. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for the children’s disability network teams in County Kildare by waiting time in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - General Practitioner Services
1684. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are open to medical card holders who are unable to find a general practitioner who is taking on new patients; and if he will make a statement... - Dental Services
1686. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are open to medical card holders who are unable to find a dentist who is taking on new patients; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
1688. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has had repeated surgeries cancelled; when the person's surgery will be performed; and if he will make a statement... - Care Services
1689. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reform the tendering model for home care when the current model expires at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29967/22] - Nursing Homes
1691. To ask the Minister for Health if he will place the competition and consumer protection commission guidelines for contracts of care in nursing homes on a statutory footing; and if he will... - Ukraine War
1693. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is in full compliance with the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/554 of 5 April 2022 on the recognition of qualifications for people... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1694. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect consultations in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30001/22] - Nursing Homes
1695. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30010/22] - Legislative Measures
1696. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline that he is working towards for the commencement of section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, in relation to labelling of alcohol... - Hospital Staff
1697. To ask the Minister for Health if non-consultant hospital doctors will receive the pandemic special recognition payment before they are due to change hospital in July 2022; the reason for... - Ukraine War
1698. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a system whereby Ukrainian refugees in Ireland that are qualified in areas such as psychology can help in the settlement of their fellow refugees... - Emergency Departments
1699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that gardaí have had to be contacted regarding safeguarding issues in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick each... - Health Services
1700. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [30032/22] - Hospital Procedures
1703. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be given a date for a cataract operation. [30044/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1704. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30075/22] - Cross-Border Co-operation
1705. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a reimbursement of funds under the HSE Cross Border Directive. [30081/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1706. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
1708. To ask the Minister for Health the status of step-down care services in Galway city and county; the number of step-down beds operational in Galway city and county; the step-down facilities... - Nursing Homes
1717. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to offer financial assistance to nursing homes to cover the increasing costs related to same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Overcrowding
1719. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on emergency department activity at University Hospital Limerick in 2022; the number of presentations and admissions; the average... - Departmental Strategies
1722. To ask the Minister for Health the full range of corporate governance responsibilities including but not inclusive of recruitment, finance, and procurement regional health areas will have... - Departmental Data
1726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of net additional staff employed by the HSE as part of the target of 10,000 additional staff posts funded in Budget 2022, in tabular form; if he... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1729. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young people on the waiting lists in University Hospital Limerick for various assessments needs within the UL group; and if he will... - Health Services
1730. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently waiting for an assessment of need in tabular form; the length of wait in three-month time bands; and if he will make... - Health Services Staff
1740. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies which currently exist in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
1741. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand respite care provision; the number of adult respite and emergency respite beds across the State in tabular form; the number of persons... - Health Service Executive
1742. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is providing transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of cocaine addiction and or for mental health care; and if so, the locations in... - Primary Care Centres
1743. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment, refit and extension of the Castlebellingham health centre to a new primary care centre; the estimated total cost of the... - Health Service Executive
1744. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE funded posts which are currently funded across acute, community and primary care broken down by post type and speciality; the number of... - Departmental Data
1750. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of additional therapy hours which would be provided if all vacant whole-time equivalent positions in children's disability network teams... - Health Services Staff
1753. To ask the Minister for Health the number of net additional speech and language therapist whole-time positions funded by the HSE in each of the years 2017 to 2022; and if he will make a... - Departmental Strategies
1758. To ask the Minister for Health when the public can expect a full and complete progress report on the implementation of the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 will be published; the... - Medical Cards
1759. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to waive the fee charged for dexa scans for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/22] - Home Help Service
1760. To ask the Minister for Health if the travel allowance will be increased for home-help support staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30202/22] - Nursing Homes
1761. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for the fair deal scheme of a person (details supplied) will be reassessed on the basis that not all documentation was submitted and given... - Departmental Data
1762. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities in each CHO area in tabular form; the number of children with disabilities assigned to each of the 91... - Health Services
1773. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 2 December 2021, if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the report of the national psychology... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1774. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement wheelchair will be expedited for a child (details supplied) given that the child has outgrown their current chair for a period of two years.... - Hospital Procedures
1775. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30245/22] - Hospital Services
1776. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 31 May 2022, if the national designation for a hospital is not a policy matter and it does not rely on standards,... - Health Services
1777. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the midland region for the treatment of eating disorders in the past five years; the training that is being given to... - Hospital Staff
1778. To ask the Minister for Health when contract cleaners working in public hospitals will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/22] - Health Services Staff
1779. To ask the Minister for Health when workers (details supplied) will receive the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30311/22] - Medicinal Products
1781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new patients with severe asthma that the HSE expects to treat with anti-IL-5 therapies for 2022; if there is a limit in place on the number of... - Health Services
1783. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 17 May 2022, if any meetings were held by Cork HSE management between the issuing of a HSE estates departmental... - Disease Management
1786. To ask the Minister for Health if there has ever been a pilot screening programme for cardiovascular or structural heart disease in Ireland; if so, if he will provide details of that pilot;... - Health Services Staff
1787. To ask the Minister for Health if a new post (details supplied) will be filled in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30355/22] - Disability Services
1788. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide financial support to amputees who have to pay €15,000 for a prosthetic limb given that these amputees are receiving €208 per... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1789. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Lifford Community Hospital; the plans that the HSE has for the hospital; if they include the construction of a new facility on a greenfield... - Hospital Staff
1790. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of two additional consultant endocrinologists at University Hospital Limerick whose interviews were scheduled to take place in... - Disease Management
1791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the University Hospital Limerick becoming a DAFNE-licensed diabetes centre; and when persons with diabetes attending the hospital will have... - Mental Health Services
1795. To ask the Minister for Health the full staffing composition of the CAMHS service in County Wexford; the number of vacancies by profession in tabular form; the length of each vacancy; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
1796. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30377/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1797. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide CoaguChek meters and self-test kits free of charge to persons who require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy with warfarin; and if he... - Hospital Staff
1800. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a second paediatric diabetes nurse at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); when the position is expected to be... - Nursing Homes
1801. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extreme increases in energy costs faced by nursing home service providers; if there are plans to increase funding in... - Hospital Procedures
1802. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/22] - Abortion Services
1804. To ask the Minister for Health if taxi drivers and couriers who are contracted to deliver pills directly to women are informed of the nature of the pills that they are transporting as part... - Medical Cards
1805. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30399/22] - Home Help Service
1806. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30404/22] - Hospital Equipment
1807. To ask the Minister for Health if University Hospital Kerry will consider putting a mammogram screening machine in place for patients who have to travel to Cork for urgent checkups (details... - Health Services
1808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the shortages of hormone replacement therapy; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/22] - Home Help Service
1809. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure there are adequate numbers of home help carers to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/22] - Health Services
1810. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to ensure that early intervention services for autism are accessed as soon as possible for those referred; and if he will make a... - Abortion Services
1812. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that his Department has made €60,000 available to a team of researchers based at a non-European Union university to gather the views of... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1814. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults who were removed from and added to the in-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 to date by month and by hospital and further broken down... - Health Services
1817. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were removed from and added to diagnostic waiting lists in 2021 and to date, by month and by hospital, and further broken down by... - Hospital Waiting Lists
1818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were removed from acute hospital waiting lists as a result of validating the lists in 2021 and to date, by year and by hospital in... - Health Services Staff
1821. To ask the Minister for Health the way that those who worked for private healthcare agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic and have since changed employers can apply for the Covid 19 bonus... - Hospital Appointments Status
1822. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30473/22] - Health Services
1829. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to remedy the lack of a diagnosis for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30487/22] - Departmental Data
1832. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out by county and age in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; the number of... - Hospital Appointments Status
1841. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30540/22] - Health Services
1845. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting to be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30544/22] - Hospital Appointments Status
1847. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30559/22] - Health Services Staff
1871. To ask the Minister for Health if community swabbers who worked in Covid-19 testing centres from January 2021 onwards have been excluded from receiving the pandemic bonus payment; and if... - Disability Services
1872. To ask the Minister for Health if the lack of service provision by the disability network team for a child (details supplied) will be examined and remedied; and if he will make a statement... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1873. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for persons who have applied for a new wheelchair. [30611/22] - Medical Cards
1875. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that the HSE has granted in cases where the applicant exceeds the income guidelines in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1876. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Gortnahoe health centre, County Tipperary, has no waiting room or reception area meaning that patients have... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1877. To ask the Minister for Health if an appropriate wheelchair head-rest will be provided and fitted for a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited as they cannot travel to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1878. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a study (details supplied) which found significant evidence of neurological and psychological complications associated with... - Health Service Executive
1881. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure that there is robust oversight of HSE accruals and a legitimate basis for same following a review of HSE spending... - Health Services Staff
1883. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time clinic liaison officer positions in ophthalmology clinics outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/22] - Health Services
1884. To ask the Minister for Health if a day service for persons with acquired brain injury will be established in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30664/22] - Health Services Staff
1885. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of one additional whole-time equivalent clinical psychology for paediatric diabetes for Children's Health... - Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
1886. To ask the Minister for Health the current status for the provision of a new accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; when this project will move to the next stage; the... - Health Services Staff
1887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant paediatric dermatologist attached to Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in... - Departmental Data
1891. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have visited the gastroenterology liver clinic at Tallaght University Hospital in each of the years of 2020, 2021 and to date in... - Health Services Staff
1893. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting two additional whole-time clinical nurse specialists in neurology and two additional whole-time advanced nurse... - Departmental Funding
1895. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of CHO area 7 funding by local team level for disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30675/22] - Health Services Staff
1896. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time staff by job title working in each eating disorder teams; the number of vacancies by job title currently in each eating disorder... - Departmental Data
1898. To ask the Minister for Health the number of knee joint replacement surgeries carried out at Roscommon University Hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Hospital Services
1899. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services that will be delivered to St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30679/22] - Health Services Staff
1900. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 31 May 2022, the action that the Nursing Care Plan for Stroke is taking with the Office of the Nursing and... - Mental Health Services
1902. To ask the Minister for Health the managers that decided to close Owenacurra Centre in June 2021; if they consulted with any other HSE managers or stakeholders before arriving at the... - Health Services
1904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will categorise the differences between parent consultation clinic appointments and individual family support plan appointments; the number of parent... - Eating Disorders
1906. To ask the Minister for Health when the new eating disorder unit at Mount Carmel will be opened; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30773/22] - Disability Services
1908. To ask the Minister for Health if children who received a preliminary team assessment or an assessment of need prior to the 15 January 2020 will require reassessment; and if he will make a... - Departmental Priorities
1911. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the report by an organisation (details supplied); the actions that have been taken and will be taken by his Department as a result of this; and... - Medical Aids and Appliances
1913. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reimburse international normalised ratio test strips and machines for warfarin patients (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Correspondence
1914. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); the plans, if any, that the HSE has to address the problems outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Policies
1915. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s position on the European Health Data Space; the engagement that his Department has had with the European Commission regarding its... - Departmental Strategies
1916. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to ensure consultation and engagement with all stakeholders in the preparation of the national genetics and genomics strategy; and... - Hospital Appointments Status
1917. To ask the Minister for Health if a follow-up appointment for a person (details supplied) who was supposed to be recalled within two weeks following his appointment on 3 May 2022 for... - Substance Misuse
1918. To ask the Minister for Health the way he intends on dealing with the exponential increase in cocaine use and addiction in younger people that has been outlined in the latest Health... - Nursing Homes
1919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide support for an application for the fair deal scheme (details supplied); the estimated timeline for completion of the application; and if he... - Hospital Appointments Status
1920. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30854/22] - Medicinal Products
1921. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that he did not agree to meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the use of kaftrio for 35 children who are... - Departmental Correspondence
1923. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to neurology nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30866/22] - Health Services
1924. To ask the Minister for Health if a woman attending a midwifery led unit can be discharged from the unit’s care due to having a positive test for group b streptococcus; and if he... - Hospital Equipment
1925. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that insulin pump upgrades have been paused in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30869/22] - Medical Aids and Appliances
1926. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given by his Department to the provision of devices (details supplied) and self-test strips free of charge for persons who... - Health Service Executive
1928. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that many HSE teams, specifically in the primary healthcare settings are required to complete their administrative work in paper format as opposed... - Health Services
1929. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a matter (details supplied) regarding a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30952/22] - Hospital Procedures
1930. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30953/22] - Hospital Staff
1931. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant cognitive behavioural therapy position in Mallow General Hospital will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30957/22] - Substance Misuse
1932. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the use of illegal drugs among young people; if any specific measures are likely to address this issue... - General Practitioner Services
1934. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under six years of age of the qualifying cohort who are able to avail of free general practitioner care, given the difficulty of... - Departmental Data
1936. To ask the Minister for Health the key performance indicators used to monitor improvements and deterioration in the performance of emergency departments; the targets in this regard; and if... - Departmental Funding
1938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-statutory agencies receiving funding to provide health and social care services by name and by category (details supplied) in tabular form;... - Health Services
1939. To ask the Minister for Health the status of recommendation 6.2 (details supplied) from the Report of the Independent Review Group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations... - Departmental Funding
1940. To ask the Minister for Health the way that money spent on non-statutory agencies in the provision of health and social care services is quantified in respect of cost-benefit analysis; and... - Departmental Reports
1941. To ask the Minister for Health if a Delivering Specialist Mental Health Services report will be published this year given that the last report was in 2019; and if he will make a statement... - Health Services Staff
1942. To ask the Minister for Health the number of locum consultants currently working in CAMHS services by CHO in tabular form; the total amount paid to locum consultants in each year; and if he...
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